Under pressure from Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Dublin offers new incentives

Dublin Airport, with one of its two principal tenants (Aer Lingus) struggling to survive and the other (Ryanair) cutting capacity in a dispute over charges and taxes, announced a "major new financial incentive scheme" designed to stimulate traffic in 2010. Under the so-called Dublin Airport Growth Incentive Scheme, Dublin Airport Authority will refund airlines for all airport charges for passenger traffic beyond a combined 19.5 million. DUB handled 20.5 million passengers in 2009 and 23.5 million in 2008.

Dublin Airport, with one of its two principal tenants (Aer Lingus) struggling to survive and the other (Ryanair) cutting capacity in a dispute over charges and taxes, announced a "major new financial incentive scheme" designed to stimulate traffic in 2010. Under the so-called Dublin Airport Growth Incentive Scheme, Dublin Airport Authority will refund airlines for all airport charges for passenger traffic beyond a combined 19.5 million. DUB handled 20.5 million passengers in 2009 ...